by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Lacrosse at Mars Hill University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Mars Hill competes in NCAA Division II with football as a member of South Atlantic Conference.
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The Mars Hill men’s lacrosse team fields 34 athletes.
The Mars Hill women’s lacrosse team carries 26 players.
Combined, Mars Hill fields 60 lacrosse athletes — 34 on the men’s side and 26 on the women’s.
Of the 16 varsity sports Mars Hill sponsors, lacrosse sits at #5 by total roster size.
The men’s lacrosse program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Josh Coons.
The women’s lacrosse program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Melissa Scichilone.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mars Hill men’s lacrosse program brought in $405,137 in revenue against $405,137 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $1,893 in operating expense per athlete, or $64,354 per team.
The Mars Hill women’s lacrosse program generated $260,841 in revenue against $260,841 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,077 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,014 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $405,137 to the women’s $260,841 in revenue.
Against the school’s 16 sports, lacrosse sits #5 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Mars Hill earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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